10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath (Joshua 2:10-11).
This conversation is between Rahab and Joshua. Rahab had a sordid past, but we know from this passage that she appears to have turned to God. She acknowledges God as being sovereign over all of Creation. She also clearly fears God, and was convicted of her sin. Through fear and trembling, the acknowledgment of God as sovereign in the presence of the conviction of personal sin is a statement of faith. Rehab, through faith, began to act as a believer. The realization of the sovereignty of God leads to surrender on the part of the believer. This is saving faith.
This conversation is between Rahab and Joshua. Rahab had a sordid past, but we know from this passage that she appears to have turned to God. She acknowledges God as being sovereign over all of Creation. She also clearly fears God, and was convicted of her sin. Through fear and trembling, the acknowledgment of God as sovereign in the presence of the conviction of personal sin is a statement of faith. Rehab, through faith, began to act as a believer. The realization of the sovereignty of God leads to surrender on the part of the believer. This is saving faith.
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